A
number of schemes to re-open railways, stations on existing routes
and tramways. Not all of these schemes are presently being pursued.
The scheme name of those not currently being pursued are enclosed
in brackets.

Open

Scheme
name

Description

Original
line

Official
website

No

Aberdeen
CrossRail

Proposed
services across Aberdeen. Loops at Kittybrewster and Kintore
would need to be installed to allow services to be extended
to Inverurie and could be delivered in conjunction with Aberdeen-Inverness
upgrading to allow a combined half-hourly service as far as
Inverurie.

Once
touted as a saviour for the Far North Line this would link the
line west of Tain to west of Golspie.

No

East
Coast Main Line stations

The
East Coast Main Line local service is now being studied with
possible stations at East Linton and Reston (but to an extent
overtaken by decision that Virgin Trains will call from June
2005 at Dunbar).

Edinburgh
Waverley upgrading will include additional through platforms
at the Balmoral (north) and Klondyke (south) sides of the station,
together with a revived Platform 5 and a lift and escalator
at the Waverley Steps. Funding for this scheme was included
in the recent £326M transfer from DfT to the Executive.

An
often discussed link to join Glasgow's north and south services.
This would be a curve laid in between High Street Station from
a west facing junction to Gallowgate at a southwest facing junction.
A further link will be provided at Strathbungo. This could be
altered to have an additional connection to the West Coast Mainline
but this is not planned.

No

Glasgow
to Kilmarnock

As
the line between Barrhead and Kilmarnock was singled some
time ago a Dunlop-Stewarton dynamic loop is proposed to accommodate
a half-hourly Glasgow-Kilmarnock service, which SPT want to
see done in conjunction with Pendolino clearance.

No

(Glasgow
Tramways)

Tramways
have been suggested for Glasgow with a number of different proposed
routes. A study into public transport links with Glasgow Harbour
(where the Transport Museum is to be relocated to) has been
undertaken. It seems more likely that the provision is to take
the form of a guided busway.

Not
relocated yet

Glasgow
Transport Museum re-siting

The
Glasgow Transport Museum, presently in the Kelvin Hall, is to
be re-located further west.

This
re-opening of a station at Laurencekirk is now the subject of
an engineering study by the Executive and Aberdeenshire Council.

No

Leven
Railway

A
siding is to be put in on the Thornton-Methil line to service
the opencast line at Earlseat.

Further
plans involve a passenger service as the planners are now
proposing additional housing in the Levenmouth area. However
first Fife Council have not yet developed Markinch interchange
project with a connecting bus link to Leven to prove this
route as one worth re-instating.

Construction
halted until 2006

Powharnal

The
railway between Auchinleck and Cronberry is to be re-opened
for freight to serve an opencast mine at Powharnal.

With
the withdrawl of all ferry services for Ireland from Stranraer
Harbour it is proposed to cut back the line from the harbour
to a nearby location. The original proposal was to re-open Stranraer
Town station but this now seems unlikely.

No

Strathearn
stations

The
Strathearn stations study for Perth & Kinross with Fife
has looked at Greenloaning, Blackford, Oudenarde and Newburgh,
all of which would require additional services.

No

Tay
Estuary Rail Study

The
Tay Estuary Rail Study for Dundee City and Angus Councils has
recommended an hourly Perth-Arbroath semifast service with a
new station at West Dundee to serve the Firth of Tay area.

No

(TGV
link Edinburgh-Glasgow)

A
fast railway connection between Edinburgh and Glasgow has been
proposed on a number of occaisions. Finance and a route have
not been identified.